Friday 17th September 2010
Make writing fun, improve attitudes, raise standards.
If you want to close the gap in writing between boys and girls in your school then come along and be inspired by one of the country's leading thinkers and inspirational presenters in the field of gender and learning.
By attending this fantastic course you will:
- First and foremost, have a truly enjoyable and informative day!
- Transform your understanding of boys as learners
- Explore the neurological differences between boys and girls and the background to the current situation as it exists in our schools
- Gain an understanding of why boys are already at a disadvantage by the time they first start school
- Begin to understand why boys feel the way they do about writing
- Learn how appropriate early years provision can help boys become writers
- Learn how to create situations where boys actually want to write
- Find out how to make writing tasks an integral part of your creative curriculum
- Become aware of the genres of writing which work best for boys
- Leave with dozens of ideas to take back to your school
- Raise standards of writing with all your boys (and girls!)
Timings 9.30am - 4.00pm each day
Ashford 19 October 2010
Basildon 20 October 2010
Cost £205 (+VAT) per person
To apply, email Michella at: writehere_writenow@ymail.com www.primarytrans.com
Pam Langmead